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Overpopulation (Mariam) : Lack of Water

Overpopulation is a serious global issue that is negatively impacting resources and the environment. The world population is currently over 7.5 billion and projected to reach 9.6 billion. Overpopulation strains fresh water supplies, lowers life expectancy in developing nations with limited resources, increases consumption of resources like food and fossil fuels, and leads to more intensive farming methods that damage ecosystems. While population growth presents challenges, companies also have a role to play through corporate social responsibility policies that promote stability and limit unsustainable growth, such as partnering with local schools to match community needs and designing flexible work conditions.

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Overpopulation (Mariam) : Lack of Water

Overpopulation is a serious global issue that is negatively impacting resources and the environment. The world population is currently over 7.5 billion and projected to reach 9.6 billion. Overpopulation strains fresh water supplies, lowers life expectancy in developing nations with limited resources, increases consumption of resources like food and fossil fuels, and leads to more intensive farming methods that damage ecosystems. While population growth presents challenges, companies also have a role to play through corporate social responsibility policies that promote stability and limit unsustainable growth, such as partnering with local schools to match community needs and designing flexible work conditions.

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Overpopulation (Mariam)

21 century is quite dynamic and complex. External factors such as economy, sociocultural, political/legal,
demographic, technological and global cause serious problems around us. Among them is
overpopulation. What kind of problem is it? Or how intensively it affects our planet? Overpopulation
refers to a population which exceeds its sustainable size within a particular environment or habitat.
Therefore, overpopulation describes a situation in which a population in a given ecosystem limit the
resources available for survival. Too many people. Too little space. There are already seven and a half
billion people walking on the surfaces of the earth and is believed that there will be 9.6 billion people.
Overpopulation is a problem that every nation is facing but sometimes neglected by lack of
understanding and awareness. This is a serious issue that should be taken care of immediately. Based on
the examples of China and India we can see the disadvantages and negative effects that overpopulation
has. There has been various causes for overpopulation in these two countries. One of the main reasons
for China is an economic reform project that lead to serious birth rate. But in India there is another
reason: the increase of human life span, due to the upgrade of medical services. Unfortunately this issue
has lead India to serious deaths due to being homeless. In China there is not enough jobs for people and
finally it affected the environment in both countries due to the fact that more food than normal is being
made. Now ….. will continue talking and cover the effects of overpopulation.

The effects (Ana)

Overpopulation can have a number of effects, most of which are negative as examined below.

Lack of Water

Overpopulation creates greater demand on the world’s freshwater supplies. As only roughly 1% of the
world’s water is fresh and accessible, this creates a major issue.

Lower Life Expectancy

While higher life expectancy is leading to increases in population in developed countries, lower life
expectancy may be caused by the booms in population that less developed nations are experiencing.

A large proportion of the world’s population growth occurs in less developed countries. This stretches
the resources these countries have thinner resulting in less access to medical care, fresh water, food and
jobs, all resulting in a fall in life expectancy.

Resource Consumption
As the population grows, so too does the amount of resources needed to keep so many people alive.
Food, water and fossil fuels are all being consumed at record rates, placing greater demands on
producers and the planet itself.

Increased Intensive Farming

As population has grown over the years, farming practices have evolved to produce enough food to feed
larger numbers of people. However, intensive farming methods also cause damage to local ecosystems
and the land, which may pose problems in the future.

Furthermore, intensive farming is also considered a major contributor to climate change due to the
machinery required. This effect will likely intensify if the population continues to grow at its current rate.

Now Tiko will continue talking about the topic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4HxPxNrZ0

Overpopulation and CSR (Tiko)

So, can you picture a billion people? Of course no, it’s difficult, now multiply that by 7 and we
are approaching the world’s population. Human population is predicted to grow as Mariam has
already said. All of these extra people need food, water, space, and energy to survive. Now I
want to discuss this global problem in the context of CSR. Companies have increasingly
accepted that they have a responsibility to society, to obey the law, to act fairly to suppliers and
employees, to limit their efforts to avoid taxes and so on. This concept of corporate social
responsibility has been extended to the environment impact of their operations and those of their
suppliers. Human resource departments have a key role to play in CSR by educating employees
about its concepts and importance. Family size, even for politicians and individuals, is a sensitive
subject. Yet, family size is the single biggest factor in an individual’s environmental impact and
human resources, through its policies, can influence it. Employees with fewer children tend to be
more reliable and flexible and that results in more productive employees. One issue that is much
debated at present is net migration. Around half a million people settle in the UK every year, this
increases challenges for the sustainability of UK. To reduce the ‘pull’ factor in immigration,
employers can work with their local communities to create the conditions where there is a match
between their needs and local residents. One example is links with local schools and colleges,
whereby the rising generation understands the opportunities and requirements of your business.
Another is designing work conditions to accommodate those groups with special characteristics,
from older workers to those with young children. Such groups may have limitations as
employees which can be overcome in a world where much work is less equipment and location
dependent than before and they may offer compensating benefits of greater experience or
commitment. To sum up sustainability must mean stability while limiting consumption growth
must mean limiting population growth. Although Employees from overseas can offer benefits
but businesses, arguably, have a responsibility to promote stability.

Bibliography

Online recourses:

https://www.thehrdirector.com/features/diversity-and-equality/what-can-businesses-do-to-
cophttps://study.com/academy/lesson/malthusian-theory-of-population-growth-definition-
lesson-quiz.htmle-with-overpopulation/

https://study.com/academy/lesson/malthusian-theory-of-population-growth-definition-
lesson-quiz.html

https://www.overpopulationawareness.org/en/articles/sustainability-and-population-growth-
as-a-global-problem

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